Intervention du Dr Denis Mukwege au Conseil des droits de l’homme – 8 mars 2016 Mr Le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies aux Droits de l’Homme,Mr Le Ministre-Président de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles,Mme La Rapporteuse Spéciale des Nations Unies sur la question de la violence contre les femmes, ses causes et ses conséquences,Mme La Représentante du […]
Month: April 2016
(BUKAVU, DRC) Dr. Denis Mukwege, Founder and Medical Director of the Panzi Hospital, and Founder and President of the Panzi Foundation USA, authored the foreword for the report released today by Global Witness and Amnesty International “Digging for Transparency.” The report examines and analyzes filings submitted by 100 companies under the 2010 Dodd Frank Act […]
Le modèle d’assistance holistique de Panzi, de la prise en charge médicale jusqu’à rendre la femme autonome Excellences Messieurs les Ministres d’Etat, Excellence Monsieur l’Ambassadeur du Royaume de Belgique pour la région des Grands Lacs,Monsieur le Président des Grandes Conférences Catholiques,Distingués invités,Mesdames, Messieurs, Je vous remercie de m’inviter ce soir pour parler de notre travail mené à […]
Women for Women InternationalChampion of Peace AwardNew York, New York10 November 2015 REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Good evening, Thank you to Women for Women International, especially Jennifer Windsor, to the Board of Directors, my friend and colleague Tony Gambino, distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. Tonight we honor women, and this extraordinary organization, that has breathed […]
South Africa’s Withdrawal Would Send Signal that Impunity is Valued Over Justice (Amsterdam, NL) Upon adoption of the Rome Statute, African civil society, including Congolese human rights organizations, played an important role to support initiatives promoting international criminal responsibility, providing a great contribution to efforts designed to create an environment conducive to fighting impunity for […]
DISCOURS DU DOCTEUR DENIS MUKWEGE A L’OCCASION DE LA CONFERENCE SUR LA GOUVERNANCE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES EN AFRIQUE A DAKAR – 16 OCTOBRE 2015 S.E. Monsieur le Président de la République du Sénégal,Honorable Monsieur le Président de l’Assemblée Nationale du Sénégal,Honorable Monsieur le Président de l’ALDEPAC,Honorable Monsieur le Co-Président de l’Assemblée parlementaire Paritaire UE-ACP, Co-Président […]
Marta was only 12 when she started, in 6th grade in primary school. She was happy in school. But three boys raped her, and she became pregnant. Her family rejected her. She had no other choice. Sylvie was 14. She had a hard life, she said. We asked her how – she just told us […]
En date du 31 décembre 2014, le personnel de l’Hôpital Général de Référence de Panzi est entré en grève et a pris l’initiative d’organiser une manifestation pacifique devant le bâtiment de la Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) en vue de dénoncer ce qui suit : 1. La discrimination dont leur Hôpital est victime. En effet, […]
PANZI HOSPITAL ASSETS SEIZED Staff and Patients in DRC Face Uncertainty, Panzi Foundation in USA Responds UPDATED at 10:21AM Eastern Standard Time (LOS ANGELES, CA)On December 30, 2014, the Panzi Hospital staff in DRC received word from the Congolese government, through the DGI (Directorate General of Taxes), that the Hospital allegedly owed upwards of €500,000 […]
STATEMENT FROM DR. DENIS MUKWEGE ON ASSET SEIZURE (LOS ANGELES, CA) Below is a statement from Dr. Denis Mukwege, Founder of the Panzi Hospital and Foundations, in his capacity as the Medical Director. The statement was read by Dr. Mukwege during a press conference at the hospital. The original French language statement is also available. […]